Cyd Charisse (born Tula Ellice Finklea; March 8, 1922 – June 17, 2008) was an American dancer and actress. After recovering from polio as a child and studying ballet, Charisse entered films in the 1940s.
Her roles usually featured her abilities as a dancer, and she was paired with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly; her films include Singin' in the Rain (1952), The Band Wagon (1953), Brigadoon (1954), and Silk Stockings (1957). She stopped dancing in films in the late 1950s, but continued acting in film and television, and in 1992 made her Broadway debut.
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Known For
Singin' in the Rain
(1952)
Dancer
Till the Clouds Roll By
(1946)
Dance Specialty
The Silencers
(1966)
Sarita
Ziegfeld Follies
(1945)
Ballerina
Warlords of Atlantis
(1978)
Atsil
The Band Wagon
(1953)
Gabrielle Gerard
It's Always Fair Weather
(1955)
Jackie Leighton
Brigadoon
(1954)
Fiona Campbell
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
(1976)
President's Girl 4
Two Weeks in Another Town
(1962)
Carlotta
That's Entertainment!
(1974)
(archive footage)
Mission to Moscow
(1943)
Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)
That's Entertainment, Part II
(1976)
(archive footage)
The Harvey Girls
(1946)
Deborah Andrews
That's Dancing!
(1985)
Silk Stockings
(1957)
Ninotchka Yoschenko
Full Filmography
Acting
Escort Girl
(1941)
Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)
Rhumba Serenade
(1941)
The Gay Parisian
(1942)
Dancer (uncredited)
This Love of Mine
(1942)
Dancer (uncredited)
Thousands Cheer
(1943)
Dancer in Don Loper Number (uncredited)
Something to Shout About
(1943)
Lily
Mission to Moscow
(1943)
Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)
In Our Time
(1944)
Ballerina (uncredited)
Ziegfeld Follies
(1945)
Ballerina
Till the Clouds Roll By
(1946)
Dance Specialty
The Harvey Girls
(1946)
Deborah Andrews
Three Wise Fools
(1946)
Rena Fairchild
Fiesta
(1947)
Conchita
The Unfinished Dance
(1947)
Mlle. Ariane Bouchet
On an Island with You
(1948)
Yvonne Torro
The Kissing Bandit
(1948)
Dancer
Words and Music
(1948)
Margo Grant
Tension
(1949)
Mary Chanler
East Side, West Side
(1949)
Rosa Senta
The Mark of the Renegade
(1951)
Manuella de Vasquez
Singin' in the Rain
(1952)
Dancer
The Wild North
(1952)
Indian girl
The Band Wagon
(1953)
Gabrielle Gerard
Sombrero
(1953)
Lola de Torrano
Easy to Love
(1953)
Model (uncredited)
Brigadoon
(1954)
Fiona Campbell
Deep in My Heart
(1954)
Performer in The Desert Song
It's Always Fair Weather
(1955)
Jackie Leighton
Meet Me in Las Vegas
(1956)
Maria Corvier
Silk Stockings
(1957)
Ninotchka Yoschenko
Party Girl
(1958)
Vicki Gaye
Twilight for the Gods
(1958)
Charlotte King
Five Golden Hours
(1961)
Baroness Sandra
Black Tights
(1961)
The Widow
Two Weeks in Another Town
(1962)
Carlotta
Something's Got to Give
(1962)
Marilyn
(1963)
Self ("Something's Got to Give") (archive footage) (uncredited)
Assassination in Rome
(1965)
Shelley North
The Silencers
(1966)
Sarita
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
(1966)
Herself
Maroc 7
(1967)
Louise Henderson
Fol-de-Rol
(1972)
Various Characters
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
(1973)
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
(1974)
(archive footage)
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
(1976)
President's Girl 4
That's Entertainment, Part II
(1976)
(archive footage)
Warlords of Atlantis
(1978)
Atsil
Portrait of an Escort
(1980)
Sheilah Croft
That's Dancing!
(1985)
Swimsuit
(1989)
Mrs. Allison
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
(1990)
Self
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
(1990)
Various Roles (archive footage)
Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking
(1991)
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
(1994)
Self - Co-Host / Narrator
Inside the Dream Factory
(1995)
Self
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
(2001)
Self
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
(2001)
Self
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
(2002)
Self
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
(2002)
Self
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
(2003)
Self - Hostess
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
(2005)
Self
It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
(2006)
Self (Archive Footage)
Empire State Building Murders
(2008)
Vicky Adams